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Articles et réflexions sur les sciences comportementales appliquées au management au leadership et à l'entreprise

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Human Intelligence Secrets Revealed by Chimp Brains

Unlike the case in human brains, neural connectivity does not rapidly augment in chimpanzee brains during the first two years of life, which may explain our unique intelligence By Tia Ghose and LiveScience* Despite sharing 98 percent of our DNA with chimpanzees,...

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Eye-Opener: Why Do Pupils Dilate in Response to Emotional States?

It has been said that the eyes are windows to the soul. Research has at least shown that the apertures of our eyes offer a glimpse into the mind By Joss Fong | Friday, December 7, 2012 What do an orgasm, a multiplication problem and a photo of a dead...

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Self-Awareness with a Simple Brain

Case studies suggest that some forms of consciousness may not require an intact cerebrum By Ferris Jabr | Tuesday, December 4, 2012 | The computer, smartphone or other electronic device on which you may be reading this article, tracking the weather or...

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Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains

The connection between mother and child is ever deeper than thought By Robert Martone | Tuesday, December 4, 2012 | The link between a mother and child is profound, and new research suggests a physical connection even deeper than anyone thought. The profound...

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People Use Same Brain Regions to Read Alphabetic and Logographic Languages

Whether reading Chinese characters or French words written alphabetically, the same areas light up in our brains, an insight that could inform learning strategies for literacy By Philip Ball and Nature magazine | Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Learning to...

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The Benjamin Franklin Effect

David McRaney 08/26/2012 22:45 Benjamin Franklin knew how to deal with haters. Born in 1706 as the eighth of 17 children to a Massachusetts soap and candlestick maker, the chances Benjamin would go on to become a gentleman, scholar, scientist, statesman,...

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Psychology Uncovers Sex Appeal of Dark Personalities

Why are narcissists more physically attractive? By Daisy Grewal | Tuesday, November 27, 2012 | Although most people probably don’t consider narcissism or psychopathy desirable qualities in either their friends or romantic partners, many of us are mysteriously...

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Great Apes Can Have a Mid-life Crisis, Too

New study hints at a biological cause for middle-age blues By Ewen Callaway and Nature magazine | Monday, November 19, 2012 They may not take up surfing or start second careers as cupcake-makers, but chimpanzees and orangutans seem to go through a ‘mid-life...

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Scientists Probe Human Nature—and Discover We are Good, after All

Recent studies find our first impulses are selfless By Adrian F. Ward | Tuesday, November 20, 2012 When it really comes down to it—when the chips are down and the lights are off—are we naturally good? That is, are we predisposed to act cooperatively,...

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Brain Scans of Rappers Shed Light on Creativity

Brain Scans of Rappers Shed Light on Creativity

A relaxation of "executive functions" during rapping allows for more natural de-focused attention and uncensored processes to occur--possibly the hallmark of creativity, a researcher says By Daniel Cressey and Nature magazine | Thursday, November 15,...

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